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Army was the main basis of British rule in India. Before the revolt of 1857, the armies of three presidencies were maintained under separate army commanders.
The Commander-in-chief of Bengal army became the head of the military force in India. The government of Bombay and Madras [now Chennai] managed their force.
In 1893, an Act was passed in which the whole army of India was placed under the single control of the Comm…

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Local self-government existed in the form of presidency towns in the early period. The presidency towns were made in Madras [now Chennai], Bombay and Calcutta.
The Charter Act of 1726 provided setting up of Mayor՚s court to supersede corporation. The power of Mayor՚s court was more judicial. Similarly, Mayor՚s court was set up in Bombay and Calcutta.
The Charter Act of 1793 put the municipal institution on a statutory …

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